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Unsecured Debt
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Unsecured Debt
Unsecured Debt

At February 28, 2018, our short-term borrowings consisted of euro- and U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper of $862 million and a euro-denominated bank loan of $246 million due in 2019. For the three months ended February 28, 2018 and 2017, we had borrowings of $2 million and $111 million and repayments of $0 million and $240 million of commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months.

In December 2017, we borrowed $469 million under a sterling-denominated floating rate bank loan due in 2022 and repaid a $500 million bond.

In January 2018, we repaid $365 million of euro-denominated floating rate bank loans prior to their 2018 and 2021 maturity dates.

We use the net proceeds from our borrowings for payments related to the purchases of new ships and general corporate purposes.